Night of Friday 16 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:28 00:16 niśītha ends
22:4023:0423:2823:5200:1600:4001:04
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1956
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 448 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 16 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 17 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 09:15 on Sat 17 Nov to 07:45 on Sun 18 Nov.
1956-11-17T08:15:03Z → 1956-11-18T06:44:35Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 16th, 23:28–00:16 on the 17th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 16th and 48 of 48 on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 26906 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Luanda, 1956: Saturday 17 November.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Rāsayātrā 1956 falls on Saturday 17 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 09:15 on Sat 17 Nov to 07:45 on Sun 18 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 17 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 17 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 17 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rasayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Rasayatra, (nisithavyapini, i.e. covering a period from 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after midnight. If occurs on two days or does not occur on any day, it is to be observed on the second day), Puskar Fair. Ratha yatra (Jain), Tripurotsava (evening), Kedara vrata (Orissa), Kartiki purnima.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Niśītha 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:15 → 22:45 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Chicago | 02:15 → 00:45 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Jersey City | 03:15 → 01:45 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:15 → 02:45 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| London | 08:15 → 06:45 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Durban | 10:15 → 08:45 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:15 → 10:45 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Delhi | 13:45 → 12:15 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Kolkata | 13:45 → 12:15 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Singapore | 15:45 → 14:15 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Sydney | 18:15 → 16:45 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Suva | 20:15 → 18:45 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Nov |